pc catchall for wei wuxian (givethemhell)

[uncurtained]

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Hopefully he doesn't freak out if we suggest it...

[He will probably freak out if they suggest it.]

[givethemhell]

[He will almost definitely freak out of they suggest it...]

Honestly, if things come to the point where we need to muzzle him, he'll probably be too far gone to do anything but that.

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[...]

He’s always been so gentle with me, no matter what. It’s hard to imagine that he could ever do something like that.

[givethemhell]

--I know. But he's not acting like himself, so it's almost like possession in a way, you know?

[Him having no real control over his own actions, regardless of the place those actions come from.]

[uncurtained]

But it’s different, too, you know? I can still see him in there. He’s not just gone, like the other possessed have been.

[givethemhell]

[And that's sure exactly what makes it so unsettling in the end - that it's Higekiri, but not. Higekiri, but sharper, with less control.]

Mm... Can't say I'm fond of seeing him suffer and struggle this way.

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Then we just have to figure it out quickly.

[Because the alternative... Hm. She's sure this is obvious based on everything she's said so far, but it really does bear repeating, so:]

He's really important to me. He's helping me out more times than I can count.

[givethemhell]

[His expression softens a little, since he sure did get it, but hearing it reinforced is touching.]

I know. I'm quite fond of him, myself! [GREMLIN AS HIGEKIRI IS...] So we'll just have to work it out, like everything else.

[uncurtained]

Oh, you are?

[> Beck will remember this.]

But - yeah. I won't let anything happen to him.

[givethemhell]

[HE'S MADE A MISTAKE... He just waves it off!!]

Unfortunately! Though with all of us keeping an eye out, I'd like to think we'll manage to keep Higekiri out of trouble.

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[She

very solemnly holds out her pinky.]

Okay... Promise.

[givethemhell]

[He just

holds out his pinky, mimicking her gesture. PINKY PROMISE, HE DOESN'T KNOW HER.]

Mm, I promise!

[uncurtained]

[She moves her hand forward enough that she can lock her pinky around his. This is now a legally binding contract.]

Thanks.

[givethemhell]

[WHAT IS THIS. He's looking at their fingers and then back at her.]

—Is this a Beck thing, or a future thing?

[uncurtained]

It’s a pinky promise!

[This explains everything.]

[givethemhell]

Oh! Right, I know those - the first one to break the deal gets theirs cut off, right?

[HE COMES FROM ANCIENT CHINA WHAT DO YOU EXPECT.]

Haha, though I don't suspect either of us will be breaking this one! Lucky for our pinkies.

[uncurtained]

No.

[givethemhell]

Oh. [...] Wait, what is it then?

[uncurtained]

It's just - an extra special promise. No dismemberment involved.

[givethemhell]

Ah! Well that's certainly much more pleasant. A pinky promise, then! Wonderful!

[AND SO HER PACT WITH SATAN IS SEALED.]

[uncurtained]

Okay, but... People don't really cut off their fingers if they can't keep a promise where you come from, right?

[Right??]

[givethemhell]

Haha, nope! That was a joke. You only lose your pinkies if you break the law.

[Hm.]

[uncurtained]

Why do you seem so casual about that...?

[screams internally]

[givethemhell]

Is it not that way for everyone?

[200 AD laws, man. Wild.]

I mean, it's not like anyone who breaks any law ends up without their pinkies. The cultivation world doesn't really deal in that sort of punishment, either.

[Just the ye olde normies, always doing crazy things.]